Metal Detectorist Mistakes 3,000-Year-Old Gold Bracelet for Foil in Wales
A metal detectorist searching a Welsh farm initially thought he had uncovered another scrap of foil. The flash beneath the soil was instead a Late…
Bronze age
3,600-Year-Old Kurgan in Azerbaijan Reveals a Bronze Age Symbol of Power
Archaeologists excavating a 3,600-year-old kurgan in western Azerbaijan have uncovered a polished stone staff head that may once have served as an emblem of authority.…
3,500-Year-Old Gold Jewels Found on Aegina May Unlock a Mystery in the British Museum
A group of 3,500-year-old gold jewels unearthed on the Greek island of Aegina may offer something that one of the British Museum’s most enigmatic Bronze…
A Second 4,600-Year-Old Game Found at Iran’s Burnt City Has No Surviving Board
Archaeologists at Shahr-i Sokhta, Iran’s ancient Burnt City, have uncovered a second 4,600-year-old game, but unlike the famous gaming set discovered there nearly half a…
3,000-Year-Old Stone Grave Shaped Like a Ship Discovered in Sweden
Archaeologists in southern Sweden have uncovered a prehistoric burial site where stones were arranged to form the outline of a small ship. No actual vessel…
Rare Bronze Age “Button” Found with Usable Axes Deepens Mystery of Norfolk Hoard
A small metal object found beside two Bronze Age axes in Norfolk may look like a button, but archaeologists cannot yet say whether it ever…
Mysterious 4,000-Year-Old Tablet Found in Italy Adds to the Largest Collection of Its Kind
Archaeologists excavating a Bronze Age settlement in northern Italy have uncovered an intact 4,000-year-old clay tablet covered with geometric markings whose meaning remains unknown. The…
5,000-Year-Old Yamnaya Graves in Romania Reveal an Unusual Skull Placement
More than 5,000 years ago, several people were buried beneath a mound in what is now eastern Romania. Archaeologists have now uncovered four Yamnaya graves,…
Prehistoric Stone Artifacts Found Inside a Parcel Bound for the U.S.
Three prehistoric stone artifacts discovered inside an international postal parcel traveling from Ukraine to the United States have been transferred to a museum, more than…